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It is a serious thing to approach the Lord for favors. We should remember that we are seeking an audience with the King of Kings; his majesty is awesome; he can kill with a glance and resurrect with a smile. He has all the power there is to have and his decision is...
How does the Lord choose to speak to you? Are you listening when He is trying to get your attention? It may be that He uses a fellow believer to speak truth to you. Perhaps He makes His will known to you through the Holy Scriptures. There are even times we get to hear...
"Jesus once again addressed them: 'I am the world's Light.'" (John 8:12 MSG) Years ago, I had a kitten that I loved. It was so much fun to watch her. When we threw a candy wrapper across the room, she would bring it back to us. The game could go on all...
As I started down the steps of the animal hospital, I could no longer restrain my tears. “Why?” screamed my head. “Why are you crying over a little bird? You should be thankful that it’s not one of your children you just admitted to hospital!” Good point, but the...
"You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence." (Acts 2:28 NIV) I have had a day full of angel smiles today and it isn’t even noon yet. The one I got from the beautiful girl in the wheelchair made my whole morning...
In the twilight years, I am discovering so many teachers of the Word who are younger in age and more mature in their walk than when my candles on the cake were far less than they are now. It is a joy to see these men and women full of enthusiasm for God and so in tune...
Some people paint a picture of the Christian life as a bed of roses with no problems or troubles. Once you become a Christian you probably find out soon that whoever told you that is wrong. Jesus Christ does give you peace, joy and love but never promises a carefree...
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-kept in heaven for you." (1...
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery again to fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption by which we cry, Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of...
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matt 6:21 NIV) I got to meet a wonderful person the other day. I had stopped to buy a local newspaper from a machine when I saw a middle-aged lady already there. She had a handful of quarters and was...
The end of summer always brings about an invasion of flying, stinging, yellowish bugs to our deck - WASPS! Whenever we go outside to enjoy nature, we have to dodge these little kamikazes, resuscitated from the past. It makes even simply stepping out on the deck an act...
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, seeking my face (which is turning from their wicked ways) then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14) My friend of 30 years...we...
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8 NIV) Across the miles of my life, I've recently learned that I need to slow down and make a...